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Quartz On Shattuckite With Malachite

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Quartz On Shattuckite With Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm
Weight: 
105.30gr
Description

Quartz on blue shattuckite with malachite in a quartz matrix from Kaokoveld. This specimen has some contact damage.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Shattuckite

Formula: 
Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DB.40
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Shattuck Mine (Shattuck-Denn Mine; Shattuck-Arizona Mine; Denn Mine), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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Insurance will be taken out only if it is the buyer's expressed wish. 

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